Bottle-washing machine.



No. 697,796. Patented Apr. l5, I902.

H. S. BBEWINGTDN.

BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE.

(Appliation filed Aug. 27. 1901.)

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No. 697,796. Patented Apr. l5, I902.

- H. S. BREWINGTUN.

BOTTLE WASHING-MACHINE.

(Application filed Aug. 27, 1901) (No Model.) 4 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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Climate/ 1 NlTED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

HENRY S. BREWINGTON, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO WILLIAM F. SEIM, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

BOTTLE-WASHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 697,796, dated April 15, 1902.

Application filed August 27, 1901. Serial No. 78,450- (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern: I transverse partition 3, the space 4 within the Be it known that I, HENRY S. BREWINGTON, standard above the partition serving as a waa citizen of the United States, residing at 7 St. ter-chamber, with which a supply-pipe 5 com- Paul street, Baltimore, in the State of Marymunicates. 55 5 land, have invented new and useful Improve- 6 designates a curved bracket having ments in Bottle-\Vashing Machines, of which flanges 7 bolted to one side of the standard the following is a specification. and an outwardly-projecting flange 8, serving Myinvention relates to bottle-washing maas a support forone side of a pan 9, the oppochines; and its primary object is to provide site side of which is supported by a flanged 6o 10 novel and effective mechanism for thorangle-bracket l0, bolted to the standard at a oughly cleansing bottles by the use of revolvpoint opposite to the bracket (3. ing brushes or cleaners within the bottles. The bracket 6 is formed with a horizonta A further object of the invention is to probearing 11 in the same plane with a bearing vide improved means for supporting the bot- 12, projecting from the proximate side of the tles in an inverted position upon a revolving standard. Within these bearingsis revolubly Wheel and forautomatically releasing the botmounted a shaft 13, having shoulders 14 and ties after they are washed. 15 and carrying a fixed bevel gear-pinion 16, A further object of the invention is to promeshing with a bevel gear-wheel 17, revolubly vide novel means for supplying water to the supported upon a collar 18 on the standard 70 2o interior of the bottles and for automatically and having a fixed relation to a hollow hub shutting off the supply of water after the 19. From the hub 19 radiates a plurality of cleansing has been effected. hollow spokes 20, communicating at their in- Afurtherobject of the invention is to proner ends with the hub and at their outer vide a flexible brush or cleaner of improved ends with a hollow ring 21. The upper end 75 construction and means for revolving the of the standard is closed bya screw-cap 22, same within the bottle, so as to thoroughly and below said cap the hollow standard is wash the latter. "formed with openings 23, one opposite each WVith these several ends in view the invenof the spokes 20, to admit water to the hub, tion consistsinthe construction,combination from whence it passes through the spokes 8o of parts, and characteristic features hereinto the ring 21. The hollow ring 21 is prefafter fully described in connection with the erably of rectangular form in cross-section, accompanying drawings, which form a part and its upper wall 24: is formed with equiof this specification, and its novel features distant internally-threaded sockets 25, each will be defined and particularly pointed out of which receives the depending threaded 85 in the appended claims. nipple 26 of a valve-casing 27, formed with In the drawings, Figure 1 is a central vera central water-passage 28 and transversely tical section of a bottle-washing machine embored to receive an oscillating tapering valve bodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan 29, havingastem 30, the outerend of which exof the same with the bottles and parts of the tends through an opening in an angle-bracket 90 4o mechanism removed. Fig. 3 is a vertical sec- 31, secured to the inner periphery of the ring. tion, on an enlarged scale, of a portion of the 32 designates a tube formed at its lower machine on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4: is a perend with an annular flange 33, resting on the spective view, partly in section, showing a upper flanged end of the valve-casing 27, to bottle clampedin position for washing. Fig. which it is secured by a clamping-plate 34: 5 5 is a similar View illustrating the clamp in and screws or bolts 35.

the open position which it automatically as- The angle-bracket 31 above referred to desumes to permit the bottle to be removedafter pends from and is formed integral with a washing, and Fig. 6 is a perspective viewof bottle-holder consisting of a hub 36, radial one of the bottle-holders detached. arms 37, and a plurality of fingers 38, pro- I00 The reference-numeral 1 designates a tajecting vertically from the radial arms 37, pered hollow standard having a base 2 and a having their outer ends turned outward.

- lip 42 at its upper end to engage the bottom edge of a bottle and at its lower end a depending arm 43, adapted to be struck by a tripping device, as will be further explained. A flat spring 44 is secured at its lower end to the upper end of the bracket 31, and the upper free endof said spring is formed with a lateral extension 45, hearing against the pivoted finger 41 of the bottle-holder and serving'to hold said finger in engagement with the bottom.

For the purpose of revolving the spindles within the bottle I provide mechanism consisting of an internally-toothed ring 46 and a plurality of gear-pinions 47, one pinion for each spindle. The gear-ring 46 is stationary and supported above the pan 9 by bracketarms 48 in position to mesh with the pinions mounted, respectively, one upon each spindle 32.

Upon the end of each of the hollow spindles is secured a novel brush or cleaner consisting of a rubber tube 49, longitudinally v slitted and inverted upon itself, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, forming a plurality of flexible loops 50, the outer surfaces of which are prefening and dislodging of substances adhering to the interior surfaces thereof.

. 52 designates levers corresponding in number to the spindles and bottle-holders, and

fulcrumed upon the outer squared end 53 of the valve-stems 30 is a lug 54, with a square opening projecting from the lever adjacent to its upper end to receive the lug.

From the upper end of each of the levers 52 projects an inclined arm 55, terminating in alip 56, and the lower end of each lever is adaptedv to strike against a tripping-block 57, projecting from the pan 9, to tilt the upper end ofthe leverforward.

V Torthe under side of the hollow ring 21, below each of the bottle-holders, is pivotally secured a tripping-lever comprising an angleiron the horizontal arm 58 of which is adapted to strike the lever 52, as hereinafter referred to, while the vertical arm 59 is adapted to contact with a trip-block 60, located in the pan 9, as will be further explained.

The operation of the machine is as follows: Poweris applied to the shaft 13 from any suitable source to revolve the hub, spokes, and hollow ring 21 through the medium of the gearing 16 and 17. The gear-pinions 47 upon the spindles are carried around with the ring 21, and as said pinions meshwith the teeth of the stationary gear-ring 46 it is obvious that the pinions and the spindles upon which they are fixed will be revolved. As clearly illustrated in the drawings, the bottles are inverted over the spindles; the flexibility of the rubber cleaners permitting them to pass through the bottle-necks and resiliently restoring them to shape after they have been fully inserted. The stationary fingers 3S and movable spring-pressed finger 41 securely sup-- port the bottle in upright inverted position. Water supplied through the pipe 5 passes through the upper portion of the hollow standard into the hub 19 and then through the hollow spokes 20 to the hollow ring 21, and thence into the bottles through the casings 27 and hollow spindles 32.

An important feature of the present invention is that the supply of water to the bottle is cut off and the movable finger of the bottle-holder released at the same time, so that the bottle may be quickly and conveniently removed from the machine.

From the plan viewin Fig. 2 it will be seen that there is a break in the ring 46 at the front of the machine, where the operator is to be stationed, and hence the revolution of the spindle will cease after the pinion passes the teeth of the geared ring, and the washed loottles may be quite rapidly removed. The contact of the lever 52 with the block 57 forces the inclined arm 55 into a wiping contact with the arm 43 of the bell-crank lever 41, tilting said lever on its fulcrum and withdrawing its tooth 42 from engagement With the bottle. At the same time themovement of said bell-crank lever 41 oscillates the valve 29 to shut 0d the Water, as will be apparent.

The lip 56 of the arm 55 engages the lever 41 tripping-lever strikes the tripping-block 60,

causing the horizontal arm 58 to strike the lever 52 and disengage its lip 56 from the pivoted finger 41. The spring 44 45 then forces the finger 41 toward the bottle to engage the lip 42 therewith, and the valve 29 is simultaneously opened to start'the flow ofwater.

It will thus be seen that the machine isautomatic in action and affords an effective apparatus for rapidly cleansing bottles.

I claim 1. In a bottle-washing machine the combination with a hollow standard and water-supply pipe, of a revoluble wheel comprising a hollow hub, a ring connected tov the hub by hollow spokes, said hub having communication with the hollow standard, a series of vertically-disposed spindles supported upon said hollow ring, valves for controlling thefiow of water to the spindles, bottle-holders supported above said hollow ring, means for re-.

Volving said spindles and means for simultaneously cutting off the supply of water to the spindles and releasing the bottles from their holders.

2. In a bottle-washing machine the combination with a standard and the water-supply pipe, of a hollow revoluble wheel mounted upon the standard and having communication therewith and comprising a hollow ring, a hollowhub, and spokes connecting said ring and hub, a plurality of spindles supported upon said wheel, valves for controlling the supply of water to said spindles, bottle-holders supported upon said wheel, and means for simultaneously operating said valves successively as the bottles are released from their holders.

3. In a bottle-washing machine the combination with a hollow standard and a watersupply pipe, of a revoluble wheel comprising a hollow hub, hollow spokes, and a hollow ring, said hub communicating with the upper portion of the hollowstandard, a plurality of valve-casings supported upon said hollow ring and communicating therewith,valves within said casings, a hollow spindle secured to each of the valve-casings and com m unicatingtherewith,abottle-holdersupported above each valve-casing and means for simultaneously operating the valve and bottle-holder.

4:. In a bottle-washing machine the combination with a hollow standard and watersupply pipe, of a revoluble wheel comprising a hollow hub, hollow spokes, and a hollow ring, a series of valve-casings supported by said hollow ring, valves within said casings, a hollow spindle secured to each of said casings and communicating therewith, a gear-pinion on each of said spindles and an internallygeared stationary ring with which said pinions intermesh.

5. In a bottle-washing machine the combination with a hollow standard and water-supply pipe, of a revoluble hollow wheel, a plurality of spindles supported upon said wheel, a gear-pinion mounted on each of said spindles, a water-pan supported below the wheel, and an internally-geared ring supported upon said pan with which said pinions intermesh.

6. In a bottle-washing machine the combination with a revoluble wheel, of a plurality of hollow spindles supported upon said wheel, means for supplying water to saidspindles, and a bottle-holder for each spindle,said holders each comprising a plurality of stationary fingers and a movable finger, and means for tilting said movable finger and simultaneously shutting off or turning on the supply of water to the spindles.

7. In a bottle-washing machine the combination with a hollow standard and a watersupply pipe communicating therewith, of a hollow revoluble wheel communicating with v the upper portion of the standard, a series of vertically-disposed hollow spindles supported upon said wheel and means for revolving said spindles, a bottle-holder for each spindle pro' vided with a pivoted finger adapted to engage a bottle and means for simultaneously tilting said pivoted finger and shutting off and turning on the supply of water to the spindles.

8. In a bottle-washing machine the combination with a bottle-holder comprising a plurality of stationary fingers and a pivoted finger formed with a lip to engage the bottom of a bottle, of means for tilting said pivoted finger comprising a trip-lever and a projection with which the trip-lever is adapted to contact.

9. In a bottle-washing machine the combination with a revoluble hollow wheel, of a plurality of valve casings supported on said wheel, a hollow spindle supported upon each of said casings, a valve within each casing, having an outwardly-projecting stem, a bottle-holder for each spindle having a pivoted finger and means for simultaneously operating the said valve and pivoted finger, comprising a trip lever fulcrumed upon said valve-stein and having an inclined arm and a projection against which said trip-lever is adapted to contact.

10. In a bottle-washing machine the combination with a hollow standard and watersupply pipe communicating therewith, of a pan supported by said standard, an internallygeared ring supported upon said pan, a hollow revoluble wheel having communication with the upper portion of the standard, a series of valve-casin gs mounted upon the wheel, valves within said casings, each having an upwardly-projecting stem, a hollow spindle secured to the upper end of each of said casings, a bottle-holder for each spindle, comprising a plurality of rigid fingers and a pivoted finger formed with a lip to engage the bottom of a bottle, a spring bearing upon said pivoted finger, and means for simultaneously operating said valve andv pivoted finger comprising a trip-lever, projections on said pan and an angle-lever pivoted to the under side of the wheel.

11. In a bottle-washing machine the combination with a hollow standard and water-supply pipe, of a revoluble hollow wheel, a stationary pan below said wheel, an internally geared ring having a break or opening at the front of the machine, a plurality of spindles supported by said wheel, and a gear-pinion mounted on each of said spindles, and inter meshing with said internally-geared ring.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY S. BREWINGTON.

Witnesses:

ROBERT C. RHODES, WM. A. WOOD.

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